Shotgun shell



W. F. COUTER SHQTGUN SHELL f Filed April 14. 1924 Patented May 12, 1925.

UNHTED STATES PATE '5 FFWE.

'SI-IOTGUN SHELL.

Application filed April 14, 1924. Serial No. 706,439.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM FRANKLIN CoU'rnR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 650 Coleridge Ave, Palo Alto,

county of Santa Clara, State of California,

have invented a new and useful Improvement on a Shotgun Shell, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an increase of range on the present shotgunshell by means of a metallic cylinder that will make a thirty (30) inchpattern at a distance of ninety (90) yards instead of at forty (40)yards distance, the capacity of the present shell. This metalliccylinder which is to be inserted in the shell will carry the shot firmlytogether a distance of fifty-five yards maximum before spreading.

Figures 1 and 2 show a cross section of the shell when loaded and alsowhen discharged.

Figures 3 and 4 show similar views in elevation.

\Vads C and E are attached together by cord F, wad C is placed in theshell, wad E is placed in end of cylinder, wads C and E and cylinder areplaced in shell and then charge of shot inserted with wad B as capping.l V hen shell has been discharged, the cylindelywads E and C travelfirmly together a distance of'fifty five (55) yards. The resistance onwad C separates wads C and E, causing cylinder to discharge shot in thesame manner as when leaving muzzle of gun. Then the shot proceeds tospread in the regular way. Now the cylinder will discharge the shot atforty yards by unit ing C and D. These two wads C and D attachedtogether give them more resistance therefore separating from cylinderforty (40) yards.

Exterior of cylinder is to be coated with f felt, so asv to give asmooth surface against interior of barrel. This will give less wear andspreading of choke of gun than the shell now on the market.

I claim: I

A cartridge comprising a shell with its propelling charge, a wad, and ashot container flexibly connected with said wad, whereby the airresistance on said wad will 50 cause the separation of said containerfrom the shot in flight.

lVILLIAM FRANKLIN COUTER.

